- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- L. R. Eswari
- Music director
- T. K. Ramamoorthy
- Movie name
- Sakthi Leelai
- Movie release year
- 1972
- Lyrics added on
- 28 Jan 2024
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a grand devotional invocation celebrating the supreme divine feminine force, Goddess Sakthi. Lyricist Kannadasan highlights the divine's absolute impartiality, showing that Sakthi bestows her grace on everyone regardless of status (the poor and rich) or character (the virtuous and wicked). The verses describe her cosmic power as the driver of nature—controlling wind, rain, thunder, birth, and death. In the climactic portion, the lyrics transition to a first-person divine declaration. The Goddess proclaims that she embodies all dualities of existence: peace and wrath, supreme grace and fierce destruction (as Kali). Through energetic rhythmic cadence, the song emphasizes that Sakthi is the boundless, ultimate reality sustaining all life and womanhood.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Antithesis (Contrast / Muran)
“Sakthi vanthaladi dhinam illarkum ullarkum / Nallarkum theeyarkum nalvakku thanthaladi”
Pairs contrasting words within the same line to emphasize universality, such as 'illarkum' (poor) vs 'ullarkum' (rich) and 'nallarkum' (good) vs 'theeyarkum' (evil).
Edhukai (Second-letter rhyme)
“Vinnilerunthu mannil vizhuntha / Pennilerunthu pennai nadathum”
The second consonant 'nn' matches across consecutive lines, creating traditional Tamil poetic rhythm.
Anaphora & Epizeuxis (Repetition for emphasis)
“Kaliyum naane kaliyum naane”
Repeated chanting of 'Kaliyum naane' in rapid succession emphasizes the fiery, omnipresent form of Goddess Kali.
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Trivia
This track from Sakthi Leelai (1972) was composed by T. K. Ramamoorthy and sung by L. R. Eswari, whose distinctively energetic vocals became synonymous with Tamil Amman/Devotional songs. Lyricist Kannadasan captured complex philosophical concepts of cosmic energy using accessible, rhythmic Tamil.
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